I. aer ‧ i ‧ al 1 /ˈeəriəl $ ˈer-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: aerius , from Greek aerios , from aer ; ⇨ ↑ aerate ]
1 . from a plane:
an aerial attack
aerial photographs
an aerial view of the Three Gorges Dam project
2 . in or moving through the air
II. aerial 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . a piece of equipment for receiving or sending radio or television signals, usually consisting of a piece of metal or wire SYN antenna American English
2 . aerials a sport in which someone goes down a mountain on ↑ ski s and performs complicated jumps and turns in the air